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@Geyter Gives them both a rival to mash up with actually. So that's even better.
Honestly, I'm surprised there is another "Fishman with a unique fighting style" in the cast now too.


Excalibur Hotel, Paradise

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"One can only wonder what it would be like if knowledge was something they didn't care for, without knowledge what would the world be like today."


Silence. Ashurbanipal didn't say anything. Rather, he was chillingly silent. As if the very concept of such a thing was an insult. None the less... He shelved the Epic of Gilgamesh, and forced a smile. "Why, if that was the case... I'd have to kill everybody on this planet, wouldn't I?" He said it as if that was the most obvious solution. "After all, what would be the point of humanity if we had abandoned our most important core. It is the role of the enlightened to subjugate those who refuse to accept the role of civilization in their lives. I'd sooner make a beast into a rug, than converse with one."

He turned his attention briefly to the door he had constructed, and the limo driver currently walking through it. The room he entered was empty, and yet, before it closed, Valentina could see it was already starting to change. A golden room, with panels shifting, and the floor already starting to shift and slide. A liquid dribbling from the ceiling... And then the door slammed shut.
"Oh by the way, please remove your control of his body, it's no fun if they don't fight. Though the psychological pain must be delicious." He pulled a tablet from the wall, a blank one, and began to quickly carve that down onto the clay. "If used in small doses of course. If it reaches a point of true helplessness, then the torture becomes meaningless." He was a collector of knowledge after all.

"Summoner, you and I shall be going for a ride today." Ashurbanipal said. It was simple enough to be honest. He wasn't about to let her stay in their base all war, where she could be hurt in the crossfire if he wasn't around to protect her. But, he also had to collect his resources, and thus would have to leave the house to gather his materials. A conundrum if there ever was. It reminded him of a puzzle one of his mentors had given him. Though the puzzle's solution was rather easy, and in this case it was simple. The Emperor would merely have to play a chauffeur.

"Though, we shall have to be careful." He added. Already, he could feel other servants starting to gather along the Vegas Strip. Perhaps setting up in the center of the war had been a poor idea. But, it was also the greatest collection of bodies, and if they avoided attention, they could very well see every pair pass through. It also made any but the most brazen of masters and servants turn away, as some might be less inclined to risk attention in the most busy location. Though, he could only make assumptions right now about the brazen man who had just shot an arrow at the eiffel tower... How tacky. "I suspect there might be somebody out there attempting to draw other other servants. I am not ready yet, or at least not ready to entertain the insects."

He was already moving towards the elevator, making sure to lock the door in the process. "We shall move to the basement, where the limo is kept, and we shall make our way to one of these locations." He said, holding up a map of the local jurisdictions. A red X on several spots, as he had been keeping track of some very specific locations while on the morning drive.

Any updates for this?

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"Of course I'm not human." Velo said, as if that answered the question brought forth by 'Lord Ignis.' "A human is defined by their life. A beginning, a middle, and an end. I have no ending, and as such I am something else. I am the first of a true master race, that will one day replace humanity. I just have to find others than myself worthy of such a position." He had always been above other humans. Emperors were an egotistical kind, and none more so than the the 27th Emperor.

He had no complaints following behind the others. He had no desire to lead the pack. He was immortal, but he could still feel pain, and he would rather not be the first to trigger some kind of trap. He had been crushed twice since arriving in the Abyss. The first time he'd been crawling about without legs for a while, and the second... He didn't really care to think about it. Long story short, he had to recreate several lengths of intestine.

But, he was the most disappointed when several canines turned to flee. He held up a hand, and a surge of electricity coursed through each that wore one of the collars he had invented. His eyes narrowed as a charge passed through their bodies.
"Each of you shall fight, and kill." Velo narrowed his eyes at them. He stayed near the back, further from the spears. "Fight them! You are many, they are such a small amount! Ten of you with ten spears is enough to end them! A swarm can overwhelm a giant!"
"Are you wolves, or human cattle?"

He had yet to develop a name for them, but he'd rather they fight than not at all.
His command was given, and as such, they would obey. They must!
"Welcome back to the world"


Little seems to have changed at first glance. In fact, it seemed rather familiar. Naturally not all deserts are the same, but the kind of aura they present? Well, the emperor of ancient Assyria knew it quite well. It was an overbearing heat, a sense that life must fight to live there. It was perfect. Perfect in the case of the demon king of ancient Assyria. His first response to this mortal coil?

He smirked. His lips pulled back, his eyes widened with a building glee. His fingers wrapped together in contemplation, and all who looked upon this man would know how he felt.

He loved it. He really, truly loved it. So many stories to tell. So much knowledge to mine. He wanted it. He loved it. He adored it. He would rule it...
"Thank you." said Ashurbanipal.


Excalibur Hotel, Paradise


Ashurbanipal had a lot on his plate. The first task was to prepare his library. Perhaps it was the most important thing he could do. After all, the collection of knowledge was one of the most important aspects of war. Spies could cripple a nation before a king even stepped onto the battlefield, or a well kept library could contain the knowledge needed to tear down a wall. In fact, was it not the knowledge of prophecy that allowed for the destruction of Troy? Or prophecy that allowed for the destruction of Constantinople's mighty walls? The answer to all that... Was yes.

He was after all, a scholar. So while his master had been telling him all about Billy Elliot. Some recent story from the modern era, but in actuality it was more of a retelling of a story he already knew. History does repeat after all, and nothing new truly exists. The phrase "Steal like an Artist" came to mind. It was the different assembling of those pieces that made something stand out.

"Well, it is only right he should have gotten the role." Ashurbanipal said after a pause. "He clearly demonstrated his superiority in physical attributes, and in natural resolve. His ability to defeat another boy in physical combat is a sign of his great strength, but his ability to remain deeply invested in his pursuit is a sign of his mental resolve. No doubt the other boys in audition didn't stand a chance." Ashurbanipal said all this with his head in tablet. The Epic of Gilgamesh, which had been used as a catalyst to summon him.

He suspected his master might have attempted to use such a catalyst to summon Gilgamesh himself, as the story is very much about the king. The tablet though, was one that had been preserved in his library, and as such its existence in the modern world was a result of Ashurbanipal's own influence. Both he and Gilgamesh could make claim to this catalyst.

Either way, it was the first tablet he would be adding to his library.

His fingers glided over the walls, and he began to mutter. The magical pressure in the room was building, just like his master said it was. "My knowledge paves the way for the future. My collection of tomes is the key to the past. May all my works be made public, and the future and past shall forever last." The incantation was soft, but it didn't need to be grand. This was a library after all, why should one shout? The concepts were in place. The shelves, that might once have been filled with nick-naks, became cluttered with tablets. Wax writings, and scrolls of foreign origin. Works of divination, medicine, all such things were finding their spaces in the library. But... There was one more room. An important room that was not yet filled.

"The new world is indeed different." Ashurbanipal said, as he turned his eyes to Valentina. "It is certainly a glee to behold that my works have lived on, or at least the idea of a library has. The systems I set in place, and the knowledge I acquired have found good uses here. And perhaps, the people have discovered new concepts from the old. Building on what works after all was the sign of a smart ruler. Reworking what didn't work also had merits."

He walked past his master, and towards the unfortunate limo driver. He had asked for him to join them, and his presence in the new library was important. "Tell me, do we need him? As a Rider class servant, I can easily drive his vehicle with... Greater finesse than he." He patted one of the driver's cheeks, as if studying his flesh. "Yes, this is good. Summoner, please send that man through that door, over there." He pointed towards a door. The problem being that until a moment ago, that wall had been empty. But now, there was a door, ornate, but simple. Hardly something to notice.

"I shall demonstrate to you the full purpose of my library."
@Kal-El Already working on the First Mate.
@The 42nd Gecko no guns, but if you want a tank, Ajax the great is perfect.
@vancexentan Dio only had four of the Man Eating Horses. Since there were only ever four. It's the Percy Jackson books and I think other myths that added more. But Herc only had the four. (It's hilarious because he named them Swifty, Shiny, Yellow, and Terrible.)

I'll clean up my sheets for Ruggiero and Ma Chao, and keep you up to date.

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